Ask MetaFilter posts by ceri richard

At least it's not maggots

ceri richard — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:06:06 -0800

Where can I buy wheat gluten in the UK? I've found an online supplier (Ebay) but it would be great to go buy some today. We've tried local bait shops but none stock it. Any ideas?

Help a skint domain name seeker out!

ceri richard — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:50:18 -0800

Cheapest way to register an expired Godaddy domain? I've had my eye on a .com domain for a while but it was registered via godaddy with domains-by-proxy contact details.

Idly checking it again today, I find that whois now reports that the domain expired on January 15th. When I go through the Godaddy shopping cart, it's letting me "buy" the domain (their "Domain Buy Service Package") for $59.99 ($49.99 with a $10 promo code) but that would wipe out my long hoarded paypal funds so I'm wondering if I should wait until it comes out of its "grace period" and just pay the normal $6.99 fee? Is there a way to determine when it will be on the open market?

Help!

Tick, tick, tick

ceri richard — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:18:00 -0800

I'd love to have a fully featured (note-taking, to-do lists, calender, contacts, etc.) internet-accessible organisational tool such as foldera or airset but run the software from my own hosted space. Does such a software exist? And could it be free?

Jazz cd for papa - help!

ceri richard — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:02:48 -0800

I suspect I've left this too late but I'm looking to buy a jazz cd for my father for Christmas. He's a long time jazz fan but because I've not been home for a while there has been no opportunity to surreptitiously get a feel for what he's been buying lately. I've been trying to remember past purchases and I think they include some or all of the following: Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Ben Webster.

Any suggestions for a gift based on the above? He's generally very open to new ideas.

Quadruple bonus points if the cd is available via Amazon UK with an "available in 24 hours" ship date. Thank you!